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What Are The Best Dolly Parton Books For Kids?

2026-06-14 04:15:59

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Donovan

If you’d like to introduce children to the world of Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors is the perfect starting point. This is Dolly’s most personal story to date and is beautifully illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes in gorgeous colors and emotions. Coat of Many Colors showcases the value of resilience and pride of ancestry that Dolly so proudly embodies. If you’d like to introduce children to another story by Dolly Parton, then Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Makes It Big is lots of fun! This tale about a goat in Nashville who dreams of making it big in Music City is a fun read with very catchy rhymes. As with all of Dolly Parton’s books for children, her stories feel as though she is right there with them reading to them, full of warmth and wit.

2026-06-16

Xander

Dolly Parton books connect kids to the singer-songwriter in such unique ways and of all her books, I really love Coat of Many Colors. The book tells the tale of Dolly’s childhood and shows kids that it’s okay to be different. So sweet. The illustrations are so colorful and will make a sweet read for little ones. In fact, my niece loves this book so much that I have read it to her no less than a dozen times and she still asks for it. Another of Dolly’s books that I really love is I Is a Different Kind of Girl. In it, she pairs up many of her famous lyrics with adorable illustrations. Playful yet with a message for kids of all ages to help them understand that everyone is different in some way and that is what makes them so very special. And so unique. Just like Dolly’s music, her books are optimistic, kind and make for a fun read while bringing home a very important life lesson or two along the way.

For older kids, the books that are picked for the Imagination Library (not all of which are written by Parton, but all of which are her favorites) are wonderful. Many include classics such as The Little Engine That Could, and as with all of Dolly's books, her newest offering, Billy the Kid Makes It Big (written with Jarrett J. Krosoczka), is just fantastic. The animal characters in this new book are all so very quirky and lovable, and the story is set in Nashville. Kids and adults alike will love the twangy humor in this story. Parton's books are so real and the books talk to kids on their level. And kids remember books like these long after the book has been closed.

2026-06-18

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